Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 239. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOIOTIA, Plataiai. 387-372 BC. AR Obol (0.90 g). Boiotian shield / PLA, draped bust of Hera facing, wearing stephanos. Unpublished in this denomination. Good VF, even medium grey tone with purple hues around the devices. Possibly unique. ($1500)

The facing Hera of Plataiai was known only as a hemidrachm from a single reverse die up to now. The reverse die of this facing Hera obol is by a different artist indicating that perhaps hemidrachm and obol are not contemporary.